RESQLAB

so my truck is in the shop for a complete right side engine tear down to find the root of a clanking noise (the thought is a bad rod) so well see what happens. since this is after only 1 year of ownership, its covered by warranty.

however, ford is only allocating $30 a day for a rental car for the approx. 2 weeks i will be w/o my truck. Ford is only willing to rent me an escort. i dont see how this is a comparable vehicle or even fair to an owner? what if i needed my truck for work or i cleaned swimming pools for a living?

the end result is, im having to dish out an extra $20 a day for a Tahoe starting tomorrow and i think that kinda sucks. now way cant put dogs, gear, etc. in a little compact car.

torinalth

that does kind of suck. at least it is something though. my dealer always gives me out loaner F150s for truck work.... no so much for cars.

rplatt2189

They still make escorts

murf

I got an Aspire.

RESQLAB

oh sorry... a Focus

i just dated myself, damn! (..can u say that word on here LOL)

yanki01

it could have been worse with a fiesta? luckily I got a Mustang GT as a rental for a day. it was fun to be in something small again, but I felt like I was in a go cart.

ns_redneck

They gave me a fiesta when they dented my truck. But they gave the wife a fully loaded fusion when we had to have a tranny put in her fiesta. It was hard for her to give that back

RESQLAB

this email just in from my ford service advisor when asked why i dont get a similar vehicle:

"Replacement vehicle or even a rental/loaner is not part of the manufactures warranty"

azmidget91

Exactly, warranty doesn't require them to give you a loaner at all. In fact I know for certain it doesn't because they tried to sell me an upgraded warranty so that they would give me a loaner.

KILOFINAL

There's no way I'm carrying a tranny in my truck!